Animation Hand Movement: Solving the "Something's Not Right" Feeling! How to Frame-Advance YouTube Shorts and Tips for Improvement

The hand movements in anime are,Have you ever felt like something was "just a little off" for some reason?

While creating my animation inspired by the "Heart Forecast" series, I was constantly troubled by the unnatural movement of the hands.

The reason is actually “"Lack of observation of short videos"”。

This time,How to accurately observe the original movements by frame-by-frame analysis of YouTube ShortsI've compiled it here.

It will dramatically improve the quality of your animation, so please give it a try.

Original short video of the "Heart Forecast" (for reference)

The reason why the hand movements are "somehow different"

In the animation I drew, the hand movements were linear (blue arrows).

However, the original artist's movements involve using the wrist flexibly.A circular trajectory (pink arrow)I am drawing this.

In order to bridge this gap,Observe the original source's actions carefully.It is essential.

That's where this comes in handy"frame-by-frame playback"Is.

Frame-by-frame viewing is the best way to accurately observe the movements of the original.

Up until now, I've been creating animations by diligently observing things with my eyes.

However, the result was"Something's not right..."This led to a feeling of unease.

When I consulted with an AI at that time,There is a way to play YouTube Shorts frame by frame.I learned that.

This time, I will explain that method in an easy-to-understand way.

How to play YouTube Shorts frame by frame

First and foremost,

• Short videos cannot be played frame by frame as they are.(YouTube Shorts are played using a player specifically designed for vertical UI, so shortcuts from the regular video player cannot be used.)
• Frame-by-frame playback is only possible on a PC.

Please keep that point in mind.

You might be thinking, "Then I can't use short anime as a reference!", but there's no need to give up yet.

Short videoConvert to horizontal video (regular YouTube video)This will enable frame-by-frame playback.

The procedure is explained below.

① Copy the URL of the short video.

First of all, as a sign of respect to the original creator,I'll press the like button.。

next "Share" button → Copy URL Select one.

② Rewrite the URL and convert to a horizontal video.

Paste the copied URL into the search bar.
and, Replace the "shorts/" part of the URL with "watch?v=".ChangeI will.

This will allow short videos to open as horizontal videos.

③ Use the "." and "," keys to advance frame by frame.

Once the video is in landscape mode, you can advance frame by frame using the following keys.

This allows for detailed observation of the hand's trajectory, speed, angle, and other parameters.

When viewed frame by frame, the movements that we had previously "just vaguely noticed" become clear.It becomes possible to understand it as a concrete trajectory.Therefore, the quality of the animation will improve dramatically.

Summary: Frame-by-frame animation improves animation quality.

Using the method I've described, you can accurately observe the original artist's movements even in short videos.

Personally, using frame-by-frame animation solved my problem of "incorrect hand movements," allowing me to create animations that are closer to the original.

I've also explained it in a video, so I hope you find it helpful.

I will continue to utilize stop-motion animation to create even higher-quality, respectful animations.

Tools used (iPad Air, Procreate, Apple Pencil, PC)

This time too, my usual partner iPad Air × Procreate × Apple Pencil It was created using a combination of these elements.

The Apple Pencil makes it easy to draw even in small areas, and I feel it's a really good match for my drawing style.

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Opened since June 2023.
Starting YouTube in January 2025.